With our older daughter traveling for vacation, we offered to dogsit her Chorkie. He's not a bad sort with the folks he knows. And he doesn't mind our terrier girl Pepper since he grew up with her. Unfortunately for us, he's not fond of anything new or different, which extends to our puppy Finn as well as any folks who come to our house.
It's a shame, because he's mostly sweet and endearing with us. Oh sure, he still hikes his leg to mark territory, so I have to close off rooms and hose off places on the patio where he took a wee. His snaggletooth, smaller size and scruffy fur gives him a comedic look that seems inviting. But that's all very deceiving because he'll bark his head off and acts as if he'll take a hunk out of you if you're unfamiliar to him. My decorator came over yesterday to help me finish hanging artwork upstairs and he snarled at her as if he was Cujo or Old Yeller once the rabies took hold. Thankfully, he doesn't put up much of a fuss about going into his kennel and so that was where he stayed for a few hours while we worked.
Sir Grumpus hangs out on the furniture to get away from baby dog Finn. Honestly, though, Pepper does the same thing to get a break from all that puppy energy. Chorkie just can't understand why Finn continues to try and engage him. He's sweetly persistent despite Chorkie's ongoing growls and snaps. I have noticed that Chorkie seems a bit intrigued when Pepper and Finn tussle. I imagine his inner dialogue goes something like this: What are they doing? Should I give it a try? Might be fun to act like a typical dog. Umm, nah! I'll just continue to be aloof, snippy and generally unpleasant to my fellow canines.
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